Abstract
Investment made by investors in a foreign country can be of several types. It is a portfolio investment when less than 10 %, however classified as foreign direct investment when 10 % or more. Foreign direct investment flow measures the net incoming investment in the country, however foreign direct investment stock capture the accumulated investment made over many years. By undertaking foreign direct investment, firms become multinationals. Foreign direct investment enterprises may, for example, be in the form of subsidiaries, associates or branches.
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Kristjánsdóttir, H. (2015). Multinational Activities and Foreign Direct Investment. In: Sustainable Energy Resources and Economics in Iceland and Greenland. SpringerBriefs in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15174-8_4
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